I went to Seattle’s retro-gaming paradise, and it blew away my expectations — see what it’s like to visit the legendary 'Pink Gorilla'

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• Seattle is home to an iconic video game store named "Pink Gorilla."
• The store has two locations, and aims to re-create the organized chaos of Tokyo's gaming stores.
• On a trip to Seattle in January, I went to the original Pink Gorilla location to see what all the hype was about — and it was even better than I expected.
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Seattle's Pink Gorilla is a delightful, unique video game store. 

Its two locations in Seattle are a pilgrimage for video game devotees, and I finally made the trip during a visit to the area earlier this year.

Now that I have, I'm here to tell you: It lives up to the hype.

It outshines the hype, even.

Here's what it's like:

The original Pink Gorilla location is in Seattle's Chinatown/International district, in the basement of a mall.

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Before you even get inside, the outer windows of Pink Gorilla are filled with gaming history.

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This R.O.B. the Robot is decorative, but it's entirely likely that Pink Gorilla has one (or several) for sale.

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